Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-31

and M the man with anticpation-. How
much better II would be TO have him ule
without any more hope than swine ana ra.s s
amt snakes. That is all. Noihlhg more
left of him. He VIII never KNOW
anything again hovcl him under!
The soul is only \ superior part OF tRe
cody, and when The body dlsintCgrates inc
soul dls'ntegrates. Annlhnattoh, vacancy,
everlasting blank obilteratiOn. why not
IRE ent an that beautiful doctrine tn the
dying instead OF coming with tins hoaN,
TIL swindle OF the Christian religion, ard
i'll ing the dying man with anuclpatlons OF
another life, untll sJme IN the laSi hour nave
capped their hands, and some nave shouted,
aud some have sung, and some have been 20
overwrought with joy they could only OK
eC>tatlr. Palace gates opening. thty
thought; diamonded coronets hashlnS,
hands beckOnlng, Crchestras sounding, Lite
children dying, actually believing they saw
their departed parents, so that, although lhe
httle children had been 80 weak and ieehle
aud sick for weeks they gould not turn on
their dying pillow, al thelast, IN n paroXysm
OF rapture uncontrOl able, they sprang TO
their feet and shouted Mother eaten me-
| am C0mngw -
And 10 show the immensity OF this deiusion,
tins awful swindie OF the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, open hospital amt | bring INTO
that hospital the death beds OF a great many
Christian people, ana take you by he hand
thu morning, and walk up and down The
wards OF that hospital, and ask Il few ques-
tions. / ask: "Dying stephens, what have
you to sayI" "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit
''DNiuS JOuh w CHleN, Nllht hUNe YOU W say
"The best of all Is, God is with u.s." Dying
Edward Payton, what have YOU to sayy' II
1oat In sea OF glory ''Dylng John Brad
ford, what have YOU TO say" "f there be
any way of going to Heaven on horse -haCk,or
in fiery chariot IL is this" dying Mean
der, what have YOU TO say?" al am going to
sleep now-good- nishJ." Dying Mrs. Flor
ence Foster, what have you to say?' "A
pilgrim in the valley. but the
noun tain-tops Rre all ageam from peak
to peak" Dying Alexander Mather, what
have you to sayy" The Lord who has taken
| care OF me nifty years, Will not cast me Oh
now: glory be 10 God and TO the Lamb!
Amen, amen, amen, amenV" dying john
Powson, after preaching the Gospel 30 many
year-, what have you to say?" MY death
bed Is a bed OF roses" ."Dying Doctor Thorn
as Scott. what nave you to say2" "This is
heaven begun" Dying soldier in the last
war, what have you To sayW Boys, | am
going To the 'front.'" "Dylng telegraph opera
tor on the battlefield OF Virginia, what have
you to say?" The wires are all laid, and
the poles are mp from stony Point to head
quarCers." 'DyIuR Paul, what have you To
Say z" ~ am now ready To be offered, and
The time of my departure is at hand; have
fought the good light. have finished
my, course, have kept the
where Is thy vIctOryY Thanks be unto God
who glveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ" o, my Lord, my God. what
delu4lon, what glorious delusl0n! Nubmerge
me with II, Hlt my eyes ana ears Win II, puD
IT under my dying head Tor pIllow-thls de-
luslOn-spread IL over me for q canopy, put
| II underneath nc for an outsprcad wlns-roll
10 over lue in ocean surgCs ten thousand
flthoms deep! o, If iuhdolity; and If atheism.
and II anuhlation are a reality and the
Christian religion Is a delusion, give mo lh5
deiuslOn.
The strong conclusion OF every man and
| woman in the house is that Christianity pro-
dueing such grand results cannot be dolu-
8 on. A lie, n cheat, a aswindle, an hal.uc ma
ton cannot launch such glory of the ceutu-
convince you tuat bad cause cannot pro-
duCe an illustrlOus result; Out OF the womb
of sucn monster no such angel can be born.
There are many IN this house this morning,
in the galleries and on the main floor. who
began with thinking that the Christian re-
igl0n was stupid farce, who have come to
the conclusion that 1t Is "A reality. Whv are
you here today Why did YOU sing this
song? Why did you bow your head IN the
opening prayer Why did YOU bring your
family with your Why, when | tell you of
the ending of all trials in the bosom OF God, do
there stand tears in your eyes-not tears
of grief, but tears of JOY, such as stand In the
e cB of homeslCk children far away at school
when some one talks to them about going
home2 Why is 1T that you can be so calmly
submissive to the death of your loved one,
about whose departure you once were 50 an
cry and 80 rebellOusY There ia seomething the
mater with you. All your friends have
found out there is a great change And il
some of you would give your experience, you
| would give II IN scholarly style. and others
| broken style, but the one experience would
| he lust as good as tho other Some of you
| have read everything. You are scientific and
| you are scholarly, and yet II l should ask
! you: What is the most sensible thing you
ever did," you would say: The most sensi-
bic thing ever did was to give my heart to
God"
! But there may be others here who have not
| had early advantages. and If trcy we're asked
| To give their experience, they ghJ rise and
! give such testimony as the man gave IN u
! prayer meeting, when he said; ''On my way
| here tonight met man WHIP asked me
| where | was going. ! said: Il am going 10
prayer meeting He said: There are a good
! many religions, and think the most Of them
| are delusiOus; as 10 the Christian religion,
! that IS only notion, that IL q mere houOn,
! the Christian religion J said 70 nm I;
| stranger, you sec tnat tavern over There -
! 'Yes,' he said, i see It, DO you se0 me ?
yes, OF course I see you.' A0*, the time
was, as every body iun-'this town
know 6fpows 1an.r ihat If had hea"n Goetrl aaar'eT
| could not pass that tavern wJth0nu going IN
! and getting drink; all the people a Jeffer-
| son could not keep ms out on mat place but
! God has changed my heart, and the Lord
! Jesus Christ mas destroyed my thirst Tor
| strong drink. and there is my whole week .
wages, and ! have no temptation 10 go in
! there; and, stranger, II tins Is notion, /
! want TO tell you IT Is II mighty powerful no.
/ uOn-it Is u notion that has put clothes on M y
! Cbildren's back, and IL is n notion that has
! put good food on our table, and 1t ls a notion
! tuat has lilied my mouth with thanksgIVlnE
| to God, ami, stranger, you had better 70
| along with me; you ghl get religion, TOO I;
| lots of people are getting religion now"
Wei, we viii soon understand ~ all. Your
! life ana mine viii soon he over. We Will soon
! come to the last bar OF the music, TO the last
act Of the tragedy, to the last page OF the book
| YEA TO the last line and to the last word,
and 10 you and TO me II Will either be mid
noon or midnight.